jim and jesse had the same amount of money.jim spent $58 and jesse spent $37. finally the ratio of there money was 1:4, how much money did they start with

Question

the ratio of jims money to jesse's money was 1:4

Answer 1

let x=the amount of money each had

(x-58)/(x-37)=1/4

cross multiply

4(x-58)=1(x-37)

4x-232=x-37

4x-x=232-37

3x=195

x=195/3

x=$65 is the amount they started with

65-58=7

65-37=28

7/28=1/4